Uri Geller wants your spoons so he can build a giant gorilla statue

Uri Geller wants your spoons so he can build a giant gorilla statue in his garden – and he’s even prepared to donate one of his Michael Jackson jackets to get them.

The illusionist is known for his spoon bending talents but has been unable to get enough of the cutlery for the 12ft (3.6m) structure, which is to be erected at his home in Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire.

The ape is actually being built by the British Ironwork Centre, which said it required at least another 5,000 spoons, after already using the same amount, to complete the construct.

‘The small tongue alone of the gorilla is made from at least 70 spoons,’ managing director Clive Knowles told the BBC.

Geller is so eager to get the statue completed he has offered to give away a coat that belonged to his late friend Michael Jackson.

Once the structure is completed we can look forward to the entertainer taking it from Shropshire (where it is being built) to his home in a cage attached to a helicopter. Just like in King Kong.